Thursday 31 March 2011

Arbor Low

22-03-2011 Arbor Low (6)33

4 comments:

aims said...

I went to the larger pic of this and could see 'more' but still don't understand what I'm looking at. The stones seem to be resting on a place that is higher - almost like a pedestal. At first the stones look very large but in the bigger pic I can see DK? sitting on one and they look very small.

Explanation?

Rachel Green said...

4000 years ago the stones would have stood around 8-12 feet high and surrounded by an outer bank but the stones were toppled by early christians. The excavation of them has only uncovered the tops, what were once their sides.

Rose said...

This is such a brilliant photo Rachel I just love every aspect of it the shadow the curve and the expanse of it all! Well it's just fantastic!!!!! W O W !!

Rachel Green said...

Thanks Rose. I was pleased with it, too.